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www.ahrq.gov/chain/research-tools/methods-tools/index.html
March 01, 2017 - Optimizing the Use of an Electronic Fall Prevention Toolkit To Prevent Falls in Hospitalized Patients
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www.ahrq.gov/tools/index.html?page=2
August 01, 2012 - Date Published: June 2016
Setting of Care: Hospital
Preventing Falls in Hospitals … Date Published: January 2013
Setting of Care: Hospital
Preventing Falls in
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/interimhacrate2013_0.pdf
October 27, 2014 - Reduction of falls-related injuries using a hospital inpatient falls
prevention program. … Evidence-based practice: a falls prevention program that continues to work. … Medicare nonpayment, hospital falls, and unintended consequences. … Preventing falls and eliminating injury at Ascension Health. … VHA’s national falls collaborative and prevention programs.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/module5/putoolkit_module5_tools.docx
August 02, 2017 - Completion Date for Plan
Fall Rates (e.g., falls per 1,000 occupied bed days) are calculated
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallpxtoolkit/fallpxtool2a.docx
January 28, 2013 - Reference: Developed by Falls Toolkit Research Team. … Prevention Policies and Practices
Individuals designated by the Implementation Team leader
2E – Falls … Managing Change Checklist
Implementation Team leader
3A – Master Clinical Pathway for Inpatient Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/about/areas.html
February 01, 2018 - Our areas of research and tools cover:
Healthcare Infections
Team Training
Falls
Pressure Ulcers
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/738.html
November 01, 2020 - Healthcare Costs for Seniors Who Experience Falls Exceed $26,000 . … Healthcare Costs for Seniors Who Experience Falls Exceed $26,000
Healthcare costs for seniors who needed … The average $26,143 in costs after falls included $1,957 spent on acute care and $20,560 spent on post-acute
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www.ahrq.gov/es/hai/pfp/haccost2017-ref.html
November 01, 2017 - Serious falls in hospitalized patients: correlates and resource utilization. … The economics of preventing hospital falls: demonstrating ROI through a simple model. … How are the costs of care for medical falls distributed? … The costs of medical falls by component of cost, timing, and injury severity. … The direct costs of fatal and non-fatal falls among older adults—United States.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/hacrate2011-12.html
January 01, 2018 - Blood Stream Infections Associated With Central Venous Catheters
17,000
0.52
17,000
0.51
Falls … MPSMS
In-Hospital Patient Falls
260,000
7.80
230,000
7.16
Obstetric Adverse Events
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallprevention-training/module2/module2_fall-prevention.docx
August 24, 2017 - ASK: Do you currently assess staff knowledge related to falls? What tools do you currently use? … current policies and practices, you have an understanding of what your hospital currently does to prevent falls … You may already have a sense of what needs to change to decrease falls.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/facilities/ltc/mod1sess2.html
October 01, 2014 - These kinds of changes put the resident at risk for falling and also may signal an underlying problem … Falls risk—e.g., the resident reaches for objects when in a wheelchair. … Sleeping—e.g., the resident falls asleep in unusual places. … Changes to watch for include the resident complaining about not feeling rested, falling asleep in unusual … Sleeping —Observe during the day to see if the resident falls asleep in unusual places.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=39
January 01, 2024 - The aim of this study was to determine the expenses related to inpatient falls and the potential cost … The primary outcome was the expense related to inpatient falls. … Prior to the intervention, there were 2,503 falls and 900 injuries; following the intervention, there … were 2,078 falls and 758 injuries. … Based on a 19% decrease in falls and a 20% decrease in injury-causing falls from the beginning to the
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/2014finalhacreport-cx.pdf
December 01, 2016 - Events
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract
Infections
Central Line-Associated Bloodstream
Infections
Falls … Events
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract
Infections
Central Line-Associated Bloodstream
Infections
Falls … Events Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Falls … Central Line-
Associated
Bloodstream
Infections
18,000 5,000 13,000 72% $221,000,000 2,405
Falls … -
Associated
Bloodstream
Infections
40,000 50% 50% 25% 10,000 $17,000 .185 $170,000,000 1,850
Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications2/files/interimhacrate2014_cx.pdf
November 19, 2015 - Events
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract
Infections
Central Line-Associated Bloodstream
Infections
Falls … Events
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract
Infections
Central Line-Associated Bloodstream
Infections
Falls … Events Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Falls … MPSMS
(2014)
In-Hospital Patient
Falls
260,000 7.9
Obstetric
Adverse
Events
PSI (2013) OB … Central Line-
Associated
Bloodstream
Infections
18,000 5,000 13,000 72% $221,000,000 2,405
Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/2014FinalHACreport4Web-13Dec2016.pdf
December 01, 2016 - Events
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract
Infections
Central Line-Associated Bloodstream
Infections
Falls … Events
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract
Infections
Central Line-Associated Bloodstream
Infections
Falls … Events Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Falls … MPSMS
(2014)
In-Hospital Patient
Falls
260,000 7.9
Obstetric
Adverse
Events
PSI (2014) OB … Central Line-
Associated
Bloodstream
Infections
18,000 5,000 13,000 72% $221,000,000 2,405
Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/interimhacrate2014_2.pdf
November 19, 2015 - Events
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract
Infections
Central Line-Associated Bloodstream
Infections
Falls … Events
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract
Infections
Central Line-Associated Bloodstream
Infections
Falls … Events Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Falls … MPSMS
(2014)
In-Hospital Patient
Falls
260,000 7.9
Obstetric
Adverse
Events
PSI (2013) OB … Central Line-
Associated
Bloodstream
Infections
18,000 5,000 13,000 72% $221,000,000 2,405
Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/index.html?page=2
April 01, 2019 - Center Date: August 2018
AHRQ Toolkit Helped Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital Reduce Patient Falls … by 21 Percent Impact Case Study Identifier: 2018-04 AHRQ Product(s): Preventing Falls in Hospitals
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www.ahrq.gov/action-alliance/resources/index.html
September 01, 2024 - and Family Engagement Workforce Safety Learning Systems Resources by Type of Harm Diagnostic Safety Falls
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/workshop/module-2/slides.html
September 01, 2017 - Reference: Developed by Falls Toolkit Research Team. … Reference: Developed by Falls Toolkit Research Team.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/data/npsd-chartbook-2020.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Falls were divided into two groups: Falls known to have been Assisted,
and Falls considered Unassisted … , which includes both Falls known to be Unassisted and Falls
where it is Unknown whether assistance … The frequency of Falls considered Unassisted (31,297 / 50,450; 62.0%) was higher than that of
Falls … Falls were divided into
two groups: Falls known to have been Assisted, and Falls considered Unassisted … , which includes
both Falls known to be Unassisted and Falls where it is Unknown whether assistance